Applications are invited for a 30-month research position as part of an Irish Research Council funded project Passage Tomb People: investigating the social drivers of passage tomb construction. The position available is in the field of zooarchaeology. Candidates are expected to have a PhD in zooarchaeology with ideally expertise in the prehistoric archaeology of northwest Europe/the Atlantic Façade.

The successful applicant will be working directly with Passage Tomb People’s Principal Investigator, Dr Jessica Smyth, and a team of international collaborators. Visits to museums and higher education/research institutes in Ireland and the UK is a requirement for this position and may include extended durations for primary research activities amounting to several weeks per calendar year. This position will primarily be based at University College Dublin (IE) in the School of Archaeology as part of Dr Smyth’s research group.

It is anticipated that interviews will be held in the week of Monday 25th March, with the role commencing in April/May 2019.

Fixed Salary: €38,000 per annum

Closing Date: 17.00hrs (Local Irish Time) on 25 February 2019.

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 17:00hrs (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications.